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author | Sanjeev Gupta <ghane0@gmail.com> | 2013-11-25 10:36:43 +0800 |
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committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2013-11-24 21:41:58 -0500 |
commit | 2c9477d6677f5a4840c6d9a6f9fc2685921544db (patch) | |
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Proof read the FAQ
1. killall gpsd before starting gpsmon
2. Android gpsd paragraph
Signed-off-by: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
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diff --git a/www/faq.html.in b/www/faq.html.in index 5329d7c9..215ce1ca 100644 --- a/www/faq.html.in +++ b/www/faq.html.in @@ -165,8 +165,10 @@ because the hotplug system will have done it for you. You should be able to start a test client (such as <code>cgps</code> or <code>xgps</code>) and watch it report fixes.</p> -<p>5. If your test client fails to run, a good test to try is to run -<code>gpsmon</code> on the device (give it the device path as an +<p>5. If your test client fails to run, a good test to try is to, +after stopping any instances of gpsd that are running +(eg, <code>killall gpsd</code> ), +run <code>gpsmon</code> on the device (give it the device path as an argument). If yours reports no data at all, you probably have some low-level system problem with serial or USB that you'll need to fix before <code>gpsd</code> will operate.</p> @@ -228,10 +230,10 @@ due to a GPSD bug or design error.</p> <p>You probably have a badly-written or buggy app installed that is running in background, keeping gpsd awake by keeping a client session -to it constantly open; this can happen if the app is using "Detailed -Localization" rather than computing its location the cheaper way using -cell-tower signal strengths. What you need to do is identify that app -and remove it.</p> +to it constantly open; this can happen if the app is using "Fine +Location" rather than computing its location the cheaper way using +cell-tower signal strengths ("Coarse Location"). What you need to +do is identify that app, and decide if you wish to remove it.</p> <p>See <a href="http://www.bitdirect.nl/?p=47">this blog post</a> for a procedure for hunting down the bad app. In this particular case it |